Physical-culture appliance.



No. 822,329. PATBNTED JUNE 5, 1906- M. A. WILGOXJ PHYSICAL CULTUREAPPLIANCE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1, 1905.

UNITED STATES MARGARET A. WILOOX,

PATENT OFFICE. I

OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PHYSICAL-CULTURE APPLIANCE.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, MARGARET A. WrLoox, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Physical CultureAppliances, of which the following, taken in connection with thedrawings, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a physical-cultureappliance or apparatus adapted to be used by children or grown peopleand by means of which the muscles of the bodymay be exercised, whilecombining the exercise with pleasure, as the device is so arranged thatit may be used as a swing or jumper.

I have illustrated my device in preferred form in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Fgure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Figs. 2and 3 are respectively a side and plan View of the hinge connecting thearbor to the standard. Fig. 4 is a detail of the hingeplate. Figs. 5 and6 are details of the outer end of the arbor, and Fig. 7 is a detail ofthe spring and rope secured thereto.

Like reference-letters indicate like or corresponding parts in thedifferent views.

in carrying out my invention A is a suitable standard, represented inthis instance as a pole, to which the apparatus is secured. Near the topof said pole are secured a number of hooks or fastening devices a, eachof which engages a coiled spring B. Ropes b b b are secured to thesecoiled springs and passing therethrough are fastened to the pole A byhooks a or in any other desired manner.

Secured to the poleA beneath the fastenings a and a is a hinge-plate C,which supports a hinge or oint C C, which I will term a doubleginglymus. By means of this double joint the apparatus is given either ahorizontal or a vertical movement, as desired, the two joints being sodisposed that they operate at right angles to each other.

Supported between the bifurcations c c and c c of each section of thisdouble joint is a small friction-roller D D, which facilitates theturning or raising and lowering of the ap- 1Earatus. The frame E,projecting from the inge, supports an arbor E, which may be of anydesired lengthfor ordinary purposes about twelve feet. A bifurcatedmetallic end piece E is secured to the outer end of the arbor E. Themetallic end piece E is provided with apertures 6, through which areSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1906.

1905. Serial No. 258,206.

passed the ropes b 6 b the two outer ones (2 6 being secured at thispoint, the middle rope I) being extended through the middle aperture andprovided at its end with a snap or hook e. swinging frame into which theperson using the appliance is secured. A resilient top crosspiece F issupported by the aforesaid rope b and snap e, from which cross-piecedepends supporting-straps f f which may be adjustable as to length. Saidsupporting-straps are provided with loops f f, which are adapted to bebuckled or otherwise secured around the limbs of the wearer below theknees or to slip over the foot and rest under the instep of the wearer.

A belt G is secured to the su porting-straps at a point coincident withtl fe waist of the wearer and is provided with a buckle or otherfastening device which will permit it to be adjusted to persons ofdifferent sizes. An abdominal strap G is attached to the belt in anydesired manner, said strap G being also provided with a buckle or otherfastening device permitting it to be adjusted to fit persons ofdifferent size. Hand-straps g g are secured to the supporting-strapsupon each side of the appliance, each of said straps supporting a loopor handpiece g 9 The apparatus is adjusted for operation as follows: Thedifferent straps are adjusted to fit the individual, who steps insidethe swinging frame, the feet passing inside the loops f f, and the beltand abdominal straps are secured in position, the individual graspingthe handles 9 9 being now ready for a running, jumping, springing, orswinging exercise.

The device is constructed to allow the individual to travel over thecircumference of a semicircle, the distance being regulated by thelength of the arbor E. The resilience of ble joint C C permit theapparatus to be readily and quickly moved in any direction at the willof the individual.

By extending the length of the arbor E and adjusting it to a suitableheight it makes a very desirable attachment for swinging a hammock. Aswill be obvious, the ropes and arbor might be secured to a tree, to theside of a building, or any other place sufliciently strong to maintainit, thus providing practically a portable appliance.

1. In a device of the class described, the

the springs B and the movement of the dou- Suspended from this snap is aIIO combination of a standard, an arbor, a double ginglymoid jointsecured to said standard and t0 the arbor whereby the outer end of thearbor is allowed to swing on the arc of a circle or be moved vertically,springs secured to the standard above the arbor, ropes or the likesecured to the free end of the arbor and to the springs, and a swingingframe suspended by a rope or the like from the top of the standard, saidrope passing through an aperture in the end of the arbor, substantiallyas described.

2. In a physical culture apparatus, a standard supporting an arborhinged thereto,

coiled springs secured to the standard above the arbor, ropes secured tosaid coiled springs and to the free end of the arbor, in combinationwith a cross-arm depending from one of the aforesaid ropes,side-supporting straps depending from said cross-arm, a belt secured tosaid supporting straps, an abdominal strap secured to said belt, andhand-straps attached to said supporting-straps, substantially asdescribed.

MARGARET A. WILGGX M\MN Witnesses:

. FLORENCE KING,

CHARLES I. COBB.

